A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single treatment by both attacking cancer cells and activating the immune system. The findings point to a promising new type of cancer therapy that could one day work against many solid tumors.

Scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have identified a naturally occurring bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs (Dryophytes japonicus) that demonstrated remarkable anticancer activity in mice. The findings, published in Gut Microbes, introduce a new approach to cancer treatment that uses living bacteria to directly target tumors rather than simply altering the gut microbiome.

  • amplifiedrabbit@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    11 days ago

    This really does prove the point once again:

    Mice are actually vast, hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional beings. They are not only subtly guiding our behavior by participating in our behavioral experiments, but also using us for scientific breakthroughs to improve their own quality of life.

        • TryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          10 days ago

          There’s always one. /ThreeStoogesSlap. Stupid autocorrupt.

          These creatures you call mice, you see, they are not quite as they appear. They are merely the protrusion into our dimension of vastly hyperintelligent pandimensional beings.

          Douglas Adams, [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy]

    • ranzispa@mander.xyzEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Having humans change your genome so that you develop cancer more easily, and then injecting into you a bunch of ineffective treatments is an improvement in quality of life?